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Thinking 'Small' and the Understanding of Poverty: Maymana and Mofizul's Story
Hulme, David - eSocialSciences - 2009
Much recent thinking on poverty and poverty reduction is ‘big’ in terms of its ideas, units of analysis, datasets … Bangladesh. Maymana and Mofizul’s story confirms much current thinking about persistent poverty in that country. [WP No. 22]. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005341746
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VIllage Economics and the Structure of Extended Family Networks
Angelucci, Manuela; Giorgi, Giacomo de; Rangel, Marcos A; … - eSocialSciences - 2009
This paper documents how the structure of extended family networks in rural Mexico relates to the poverty and … inequality of the village of residence. Using the Hispanic naming convention, within-village extended family networks in 504 poor … rural villages are constructed. Family networks are larger (both in the number of members and as a share of the village …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008512432
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The Gender Gap in Mathematics: Evidence from Low-and-Middle Income Countries
Bharadwaj, Prashant; Giorgi, Giacomo de; Hansen, David; … - eSocialSciences - 2012
Is there a gender gap in mathematics across many low- and middle-income countries? A detailed, comparable test score data is used to analyze this. Micro level data on school performance linked to household demographics shows that the gender gap appears to increase with age. It is shown that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010945217
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The Impact of Parental Death on Child Well-being: Evidence from the Indian Ocean Tsunami
Gas, Ava Gail; Frankenberg, Elizabeth; Suriastini, Wayan; … - eSocialSciences - 2013
Identifying the impact of parental death on the well-being of children is complicated because parental death is likely to be correlated with other, unobserved, factors that affect child well-being. Population-representative longitudinal data collected in Aceh, Indonesia, before and after the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010945343
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Analytic and Strategic Review Paper: International Perspectives on Early Child Development
Maggi, Stefania; Irwin, Lori G.; Siddiqi, Arjumand; … - eSocialSciences - 2006
The present work builds on the affirmed desire of the Commission on Social Determinants of Health (CSDH) to be judged on both its scientific rigor and the policy implications that the Commission’s work will generate. It contributes to the general discussion on the social determinants of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005341696
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Book Review: Inside the Indian Family
Patel, Tulsi - eSocialSciences - 2008
Review of: Democracy in the Family: Insights from India. Edited by Joy Deshmukh-Randive Sage Publications. New Delhi …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009319357
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Populations at Risk: Other End of Youth Bulge
Priya, Lakshmi - eSocialSciences - 2011
While there is much written on the youth bulge in developing countries, little is being done to address the problems of the elderly. And yet demographically, it is this section that is showing high growth rates.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009323745
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The Judicial Standards and Accountability Bill, 2010
eSocialSciences; Parliamentary Research Service PRS - 2011
A bill to lay down judicial standards and provide for accountability of judges and establish credible and expedient mechanism for investigating into individual complaints for misbehaviour or incapacity of a judge of the Supreme Court or of a High Court and to regulate procedure for such...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009392235
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The Impact of Slum Resettlement on Urban Integration in Mumbai: The Case of the Chandivali Project
Vaquier, Damien - eSocialSciences - 2010
The paper studies the socio-economic impact of the shift of slum dwellers to new rehabilitation site of Chandivali. It also discuses the issue of availability and choice of employment as a key driver towards socio-economic urban integration.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008594116
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Book Review: Discourses on Women’s Movement: Theory and Action
Poonacha, Veena - eSocialSciences - 2007
Review of Writing the Women’s Movement: A Reader Edited by Mala Khullar; Zuban (in collaboration with EWHA Women’s University Seoul).
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009250180